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The 48-year-old was shot five times and required lifesaving surgery in a local Tunisian hospital.

She was airlifted to RAF Brize Norton and treated at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham – where she was kept in an induced coma for weeks.

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Ms Heathcote needed urgent treatment at a Tunisian hospital

I recall being there on holiday with my husband, Phil, and then waking up in hospital here — but not too much in between

Allison Heathcote

Speaking for the first time since she regained consciousness, Ms Heathcote – who has now been moved to Ipswich hospital closer to her home – has said she does not remember the tragic death of her 52-year-old husband.

She said: "It’s the start of a long journey and I just want to concentrate on my rehabilitation.

"At the moment I don’t remember everything about what happened in Tunisia.

"I recall being there on holiday with my husband, Phil, and then waking up in hospital here — but not too much in between. I can only vaguely recall parts at this stage.

“Here in the hospital I have been supported hugely by my family, who have been at my bedside from day one.

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Ms Heathcote - who was shot in the stomach and shoulder - said her family have "distracted" her by "talking about the new kitchen they are working on at my house".

She said: "My husband and I had been planning it — it was the next project for the two of us so I’m completing it for him.

"We hadn’t had a new kitchen in 30 years and the family have taken it on while I’ve been in Birmingham, so it will be completed by the time I eventually get home. I am pleased to be going closer to home."